Lester Young - Le Dernier Message De Lester Young - 180g Vinyl LP

2022 release

12" LP - March 4, 1959, Barclay Studio, Paris. Original LP Issue: Barclay 84.069:

In January 1959, Lester Young was in Paris for a series of concerts at the famous Blue Note Club. He played with René Urtreger on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, Jimmy Gourley on guitar and Jamil Nasser on bass. On March 4, 1959, Eddie Barclay decided to record Lester at Studio Barclay, which would be his last album. This legendary recording session is poignant and moving in line with Coleman Hawkins' Sirius and the last recording of Billie Holiday. Lester Young is reduced but the grace and genius are still there. Some days later, on March 15, 1959, the 'Prez' succumbed to a heart attack at the Alvin hotel, a few hours after arriving in New York.

    Limited Edition - 2000 Copies
    180g Vinyl LP
 
    Remastered from Original Master Tapes
    Pressed by Optimal in Germany
    Facsimile Reissue Using the Original Photos on Front & Back by Herman Leonard
    Double Insert Using an Original Photo by JP Leloir
    Each Record Has Been Visually Checked to Prevent Defects

Musicians:

LP
Lester Young     tenor sax
René Urtreger     piano
Jimmy Gourley     guitar
Jamil Nasser     bass
Kenny Clarke     drums

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Side A:

    Lady Be Good
    Back Home Again in Indiana
    I Can't Get Started With You
    I Didn't Know What Time It Was
    Three Little Words
    Pennies from Heaven

Side B:

    Tea for Two
    I Cover the Waterfront
    A.B. Blues
    There'll Never Be Another You
    Almost Like Being in Love
    Lullaby of Birdland